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While indicating menu choices on the response card is not proper according to the highest standards of etiquette, it is a practice that has become widely accepted. The best way to handle the three options is to include a space before each option on the response card.

Dry Rubs - Even though dry rubs have been around forever, and used in all regions of the country, a dry rub used for pulled pork sandwiches contains certain standard ingredients. You'll basically find cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, and paprika in a dry rub for slow cooker pulled pork. Anything added after that is an individual cook's unique take on this basic recipe. Different regions of the country can lay claim to using only dry rubs, never liquid barbecue sauce, but this method is so widespread that it seems impossible to pin down the original creator. Then, of course, you can use both a dry rub and barbecue sauce, so it just gets more confusing.

After you have the rub all over and in the slow cooker pulled pork serious eats shoulder, (or butt), place the meat over the indirect heat part of the grill. And if you are using wood chips, make sure that you have soaked them for at least thirty minutes before you use them. Wet wood chips smoke way better than dry ones.

Heat your gas grill to a low heat; you are looking for an ambient temperature of 250 degrees F in the cook box. Place the slow cooker pulled pork shoulder directly on the cooking grates in an area with indirect heat.

Tough meats like beef should be cooked on the low setting because it takes them more time to tenderize. Meats like poultry can be cooked on the high setting because they're not as tough.

Bake the pieces for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar start to bubble. Serve the wieners hot, place them in a slow cooker, and keep them on low heat.

One of my favorite ways to use Texas Toast Garlic Bread is to make Texas Ranch Hamburgers. The first thing you need to do is brown up two pieces of Texas Toast Garlic Bread. Next, spread some ranch dressing on each slice of bread. Then top with your hamburger patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, and lettuce.

Too busy to spend an evening? Have company coming? Just call ahead and pick up one of Rick's Party Packs to go. The "Pig Out" feeds 4-6 and the "Slop The Hawgs" will handle a passel of up to 12.